I can't believe Mitch is going to Cambodia! That's insane! I love him so much! He is going to be such a good missionary!
I'm glad Cooper is doing good in XC! That's so fun! I miss those races! Good times in cross country.
I have no idea where I want to go. I'm thinking that I want to go to UVU. Not totally sure yet but I think that's what I'm leaning towards. I have put zero thought into where I want to go but most of my friends will be at UVU so I'll probably go there.
This week was a pretty good one! So we had the hardest time getting in contact with Anthony! He fell off the face of the earth for about a week and a half which was a bummer. We finally got a call from him on Friday telling us that he was just super busy with work. We were able to meet with him and have a powerful Word of Wisdom lesson. We had to push back his baptismal date. Not sure yet when we are going to set it for but most likely some time in October. We have some solid other investigators I haven't told you a ton about.
So we've been teaching a lady named Lauren since I got here but she wasn't interested in joining the church at all when we started. She was just getting back into Catholicism and had just barely joined one of the local Catholic churches. She just wanted to know what we believed and what the Book of Mormon was all about. Well, we probably should've warned her that the Book of Mormon tends to change lives.Lauren is currently reading in 3 Nephi right now and is loving it! It's amazing to see how much her spirituality has grown in just a few weeks! This last week we committed her to pray about the Book of Mormon to know if it's true. Depending on if she recognizes her answer or not, we'll try to set a baptismal date with her. Oh and this Saturday we have planned to take her to Kirtland! Can't wait!
Pam is another investigator we have. We found her 2 weeks ago or so and she's amazing! Pam is a middle aged woman that has a true desire to improve the quality of her life. She is reading the book of Mormon like crazy right now! She wasn't able to come to church this last Sunday but she plans to this coming Sunday. We tracted into her and when she answered the door she told us she was super interested and that her sister is a member of the church! Pam is so cool and prepared!
Yvette is another investigator that is doing great! She told us that she is really considering joining the church! This last week she went to a relief society activity and had some great fellowship. She really enjoyed it and it was a huge step forward for her. We plan to have her at church this coming Sunday as well.
That was most of the progress we made this week. I'm not sure why this area has been more difficult to get people to engage. I have seen the work progress a lot more with taking members out with us though. We had a promise from President Brown. He said, "If we do missionary work the Lord's way (taking members out teaching with us) then the Lord will provide a way for us to do his work". In other words he was saying that we are going to be way more successful if we take members out teaching with us.
I'm loving it here in Shaker Heights! The area is great and the members are trying to do missionary work! I love you all so much! Only 3 1/2 more months until I get to Skype with you! Have a good rest of your week!!!
Love,
Jack
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